[Update] NFL Draft Roundup/Open Thread: Rooting For Price, ATV, Carter & All Other Bruins
by Nestor on Apr 22, 2010 4:21 PM PDT
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PrintBumped. Let's use this as the open thread for the Draft tonight. You can watch it online via NFL.com. Also A has a guess thread up around the festivities. GO BRUINS. - N
So the NFL is having its big Draft Party tonight. I am sure a lot of us will be either tuning in or keeping track of it to find out where this guy end up:
Of course all of us here know the story of Price which goes way beyond football. Brian is not the only Bruin we are going to be pulling for through next few days of this year's Draft. More after the jump.
We are also going to be pulling for ATV (you are going to need more than an hour to get through this!):
Then again when I think of ATV, I think of this kid. We will also be pulling for Reggie to keep it going at the next level:
ATV will probably going somewhere in the late rounds. Mocking The Draft speculated that ATV has a chance to sneak up on the draft boards because talent is a little light at the CB position. Carter hopes to follow him as well. Still all eyes will be on Price.
Right now it looks like he might not go in the first round. The SBN mock draft projects him to go to New York Giants at number 45 (here is the Price profile on Mocking The Draft). Most of the other projections have him out of first round as well. Although Rick Gosselin of the Dallas Morning News projects Price to New Orleans in the first round. Mark Whicker from the OC Register called Gosselin "usually the most accurate mock drafter in the media." Who knows right now.
Gold did a story on all the Bruin prospects in which BRO's Brandon Huffman offered the following take on Price:
An influx of talent at the defensive tackle position, combined with the position not being a first- or second-round priority for many teams has Price slipping.
Nebraska's Ndamukong Suh is expected to be selected by Detroit with the No. 2 pick, Oklahoma's Gerald McCoy by Tampa Bay with the third pick, and several other defensive tackles have risen ate in mock drafts, including Tennessee's Dan Williams, Penn State's Jared Odrick and Texas' Lamarr Houston.
"The reason he's dropping is because there has been four months since a game," said Scout.com West region recruiting manager Brandon Huffman.
"He's never going to wow you in a combine. He's never going to wow you in spandex and a T-shirt. He's like the reverse Darius Heyward-Bey. Put him on the football field, and see what he does."
Brandon as usual is on the money.
There is no way Price will end up with the Niners with it's 3-4 scheme. Yet if he somehow ends up with Coach Singletary's team he will be amazing. Then again knowing the Niners' luck, they will probably end up Jimmy Clausen. Ugh.
Anyway, good luck to Price, ATV, Carter and all other Bruins such as the Bosworth brothers, Ryan Moya and Logan Paulsen who are looking to take the next step. We will be watching and pulling for them all the way.
GO BRUINS.
UPDATE (N): tWWL's Schilly Smith writes her first non-Trogan related article ever as she discovers Brian Price. There is another word for this we use while watching SPTRs: "makeup call." GO BRUINS.
This is a FanPost and does not necessarily reflect the views of BruinsNation's (BN) editors. It does reflect the views of this particular fan though, which is as important as the views of BN's editors.
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Good luck
To all the Bruins in this draft . Whoever gets Price, is getting a great player and person. For him to slip to the end of the first round or second round seems so crazy to me! I know I’m biased but really ?! No matter where these Bruins go I know they’ll represent UCLA and the family in a great way, on and off the field . Good luck guys!
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Sucks for the West Coasters
Going to be at work when the draft kicks off.
BP: A lot of teams are going to regret passing him up. Teams are wary about his stamina but who wouldn’t be gassed constantly facing double teams. Guys like Odrick and Houston had the luxury of depth at their position while BP didn’t. If he gets into the 1st round, it’ll either be Indy or NO. I know BP has not played in the 3-4 but I wouldn’t be surprised if the Pats used 1 of their 3 2nd Round picks on BP. I think he can play DE in a 3-4 since he has the ability to pressure the QB. NOTE: Espn has BP going #48 to Carolina (Firewall).
ATV: Espn has ATV going #183 in Round 6 to Denver. I think he’ll go higher (possibly 4th but likely 5th round).
I think Reggie and Kyle have a shot of getting picked by NE at the end of Round 6 or 7. NE has picks: #190 and #205 (Round 6) and #231, #247, #248 and #250 (Round 7) out of 255 picks. Belichick needs to get younger on D and needs LB’s.
Rooting for all our guys but just don’t want them to get picked by Seattle. :D
yep, at the office
but that doesn’t mean I can’t keep nfl.com open and check back every five minutes. =p
ROFL
“He’s never going to wow you in spandex and a T-shirt.”
Maybe BP should have performed shirtless at the combine, ala pre EagleBank Bowl. If teams with a need for a DT stupidly pass on him and he slides down the boards, his work ethic and drive will have them regretting their decisions very quickly. Can’t wait to watch him on Sundays.
I am still hoping that Brian ends up on whatever team moves to L.A.
Any of the Bruins would be fun to watch at home though.
Good luck to all of them.
Go Bruins!!!
I'm with you.
But unfortunately I think Brian’s career might be long over before an NFL team moves back here.
We're havin' too much fun today. We ain't thinkin' 'bout tomorrow.
by Steve Bruin on Apr 22, 2010 11:31 AM PDT up reply actions
The new stadium is supposed to be completed
by 2012 and I heard that they wanted a team in town before that happened.
I know the Rams won’t be back.
The stadium can be done by 2012 at the earliest
They won’t break ground until a team commits to coming here though and the stadium still lacks funding. They have a plan on how to obtain funding, but having a plan and actually obtaining it are two different things. So, the City of Industry Stadium is still a bit off, even once a team commits, which likely won’t happen until after the new CBA is agreed to, which might not be until 2012. Also complicating matters is that AEG and Casey Wasserman are exploring the possibility of a downtown stadium and since there can be only one, getting a team here may end up being delayed while the two stadium plans battle it out.
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by Ryan Rosenblatt on Apr 22, 2010 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions
I haven't heard much about it this last year.
I thought that the funding was already in place back then. I guess things in this economy could have changed.
They never had funding
Just a plan in place on how to obtain it. It’s the biggest reason that the NFL is still skeptical.
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by Ryan Rosenblatt on Apr 22, 2010 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions
One other thing
the nfl will try to kill any stadium that doesn’t rely on a signficant amount of public funds, or as I call it, billionaire nfl owner subsidies.
by silverlakebruin on Apr 22, 2010 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions
No they won't
They’re well aware that Los Angeles will never publicly fund a stadium. It’s not going to happen and they don’t expect it to. They supported an AEG built downtown stadium back in 1999 before AEG pulled out and told the city that they preferred the 100% private stadium over the Coliseum plan that the city was pushing. They also preferred the Carson stadium plan that was private as opposed to the Coliseum. There isn’t going to be a publicly funded stadium in LA and the NFL knows it. They pushed the Chargers to explore a private plan and the current 49ers plan would only have a land lease from Santa Clara and would be built with the Niners money.
Los Angeles is a different situation than most and the NFL is well aware of that. Roger Goodell has admitted as much and has said that he has no expectation of a publicly funded stadium in LA.
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by Ryan Rosenblatt on Apr 22, 2010 5:03 PM PDT up reply actions
I have personnaly told
ATV, BP, Kyle Bosworth and a couple of others that under NO circumstances can they go to Seattle. LOL! Actually, these guys really feel like we do about petey. You should have seen Kevin Craft’s face when I even mentioned that jerk’s name! Disgusted…
"The entire world that bleeds blue and gold ... they have been dying for this." - Coach Rick Neuheisel
Oh! How I would love to see
Brian Price in a Niners Uniform. Especially with singletarys smash mouth style of football. I can see him keeping that defense extremely motivate through games. Thus maximizing his players talent. In any case I can only hope upper management doesn’t F up this draft. Especially with 2 number 1 picks.
by UCLABRU1 on Apr 22, 2010 2:11 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
So far things have gone as planned for the first two picks. bradfor
Bradford to the Rams and Suh to the Lions.
It's neat to see the real joy and emotion in McCoy.
Nice to see this mean so much to a young man.
Go Bruins!
There is also ...
a BP prediction thread http://www.bruinsnation.com/2010/4/22/1437706/nfl-draft-brian-price-prediction.
Make your predictions here or add them there.
No prize to the winner.
From here on out ...
(after pick four) whoever gets Eric Berry the safety from Tennessee is getting great value.
Agreed
I’m living in a delusional world where he somehow drops to 10 and the Jags grab him, but the Chiefs are gonna get him here I think.
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by Ryan Rosenblatt on Apr 22, 2010 5:05 PM PDT up reply actions
That's what it look like ...
I’m watching online on NFL.com and Berry is on the phone smiling ear to ear.
There he goes to KC
The problem with picking this high is you can’t pick the best player only, but take into account the money you’ll have to pay him so it’s the worth of that player at the pick and at that money. The NFL really needs to overhaul its rookie salary structure.
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by Ryan Rosenblatt on Apr 22, 2010 5:08 PM PDT up reply actions
+1
Six figures to sign and bonuses the first two seasons. The renew the contract based on performance. Or something like that.
Really?
I like CJ Spiller, but I think 10 is too high for him. I put a lot of stock in value and picking the best available player. I just don’t see Spiller as one of the 10 best in this draft. I think he’s made out to be better than he is in this draft because its so weak on running backs.
I want Clausen to fall to 10 and see if a team isn’t willing to trade up to get him so we can slide back in the first round and hopefully pick up our missing 2nd round pick.
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by Ryan Rosenblatt on Apr 22, 2010 5:13 PM PDT up reply actions
I don't have the time these days ..
to really analyze that stuff.
I just want to watch him play and I also think he’s a great compliment to MJD.
I thiink he’s the best runner in the draft, though I wouldn’t mind Jahvid Best later on.
Seattle is Denver's home opener
I’m gonna have to have something for Petey that week.
greg in denver - UCLA guy for life
This Cleveland pick will be interesting
Actually, not so much this pick, but their entire draft. It’s going to be interesting to see how Holmgren goes about making over that team.
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by Ryan Rosenblatt on Apr 22, 2010 5:18 PM PDT reply actions
How badly does Al Davis want Taylor Mays?
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by Ryan Rosenblatt on Apr 22, 2010 5:26 PM PDT reply actions
Lots of rumors in Denver
Of the Crypt Keeper trading for Roethlisberger
greg in denver - UCLA guy for life
Chick Raider fans
That’s a scary thought. Makes me think of the tattooed skank who stole S Bullock’s husband. Eesh.
greg in denver - UCLA guy for life
sound like the kind of character
that davis looks for in his players (and fans)
Damn Damn Damn!!!!
That’s who the Broncos needed.
I’m terrified Hoodie Jr is gonna take Dez Bryant.
greg in denver - UCLA guy for life
He's smart and a sure tackler
but I’m not sure he’s fast enough. He got out-run at times in college.
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by Ryan Rosenblatt on Apr 22, 2010 5:30 PM PDT up reply actions
That is interesting
considering Davis’s love of fast guys with poor fundamentals
I think he was named
Alabama’s Player of the Decade. That’s good.
greg in denver - UCLA guy for life
As a Raider fan
I’m glad it wasn’t clausen or some track star. Pretty good pick!
"I can't believe I ate the whole thing" Homer Simpson
I think top ten is too high for him
but that’s a great combination in the backfield.
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by Ryan Rosenblatt on Apr 22, 2010 5:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Tebow won't be there in the 3rd round
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by Ryan Rosenblatt on Apr 22, 2010 5:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Reach
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by Ryan Rosenblatt on Apr 22, 2010 5:38 PM PDT up reply actions
I wish the Jags would have dropped back 3 spots to pick up that 4th rounder
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by Ryan Rosenblatt on Apr 22, 2010 5:42 PM PDT up reply actions
Makes sense
The Broncos are so full of stars.
Oh wait. Hoodie Jr chased them all off. Never mind.
greg in denver - UCLA guy for life
Yup
They gave up the 11th for the 13th and a 4th rounder.
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by Ryan Rosenblatt on Apr 22, 2010 5:48 PM PDT up reply actions
WOW
Matthews? Another BIG TIME reach. Maybe they felt Cheaty would take him at 14 now that Spiller is off the board?
Good
Why draft anyone at all when Joshie can just get those ex-patriots off the waiver wire?
Pain….
greg in denver - UCLA guy for life
I guess Big Ben will be staying in Pittsburg
All the women everywhere else rejoice.
greg in denver - UCLA guy for life
Time to drive home
Maybe Joshie will have selected a new player by the time I get home. I mean, just cuz he blew last year’s first pick is no reason to try to avoid it altogether this year.
greg in denver - UCLA guy for life
Trogan family
EGO TROIORUM MALLEUS SUM
by Bruins102NCAA on Apr 22, 2010 6:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Go bruins
u all can ignore this. Just testing mobile commenting for live coverage of gymnastics meet tomorrow night
by TheTJCummingsEra on Apr 22, 2010 6:12 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
ALL CAPS TIME
NINERS … PLEASE STAY AWAY FROM CLAUSEN. PLEASE!!!
by Nestor on Apr 22, 2010 6:18 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
F! F! F!
There goes the OL the Broncos needed.
If only they’d had a higher pick than 23.
More pain…
greg in denver - UCLA guy for life
They can trade for OL guys still right?
would be a more immediate effect than drafting anyway?
The one that comes to LA
and steals all the bandwagon fans away from $uc*
EGO TROIORUM MALLEUS SUM
by Bruins102NCAA on Apr 22, 2010 6:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Chargers for me
but I like a lot of teams. More important is who you dislike…
Broncos
My grandfolks lived in CO and brainwashed me with Broncos gear when I was young and impressionable. So I grew up as a Broncos and an LA Rams fan. When the Rams left, I was all in with Denver.
It worked out. Being a lifelong Broncos fan was a big plus when I landed my wife, who grew up in Colorado, and had certain standards.
greg in denver - UCLA guy for life
My heart dropped just a second when I heard Brian
but it wasn’t so
"I can't believe I ate the whole thing" Homer Simpson
McDaniels is an idiot.
Digging a hole, and then filling it in, does not consitute an accomplishment.
Way to run off a Pro Bowl receiver, and then draft a receiver to fill the hole.
Good bye first round opportunity to fill desperate needs at center, O line, MLB, safety, and everywhere but WR. Retard.
greg in denver - UCLA guy for life
Also, he picked a WR from a team
That threw the ball about, like, what, 5% of the time?
This is unbelievable.
Sure he’s a great person, but how does this help this team???
maybe this gets Hoodie Jr fired sooner than later.
greg in denver - UCLA guy for life
A 2, 3, and 4 for Tebow!
McDaniels REALLY wanted him.
As a lifelong Bronco fan
Having Tebow will make things interesting, even if it doesn’t make the team better. Better to crash and burn than have the 20th pick every year? Wow..
You're a Broncos fan, too?
Glad you’re here. Misery needs company.
greg in denver - UCLA guy for life
Tebow will be mentored by....Kyle Orton.
Just chew on that for a second.
Mel Kiper can go Cheney himself
We will see if Tebow shines but I am going to root for Tebow/Broncos just so he can prove Kiper to be the blowhard that he is.
Denver media is going ballistic
Everyone says he’s a great kid.
Everyone says the Broncos way way way overpaid to get him.
Well, it IS going to be interesting around here.
Go Avs tonight.
greg in denver - UCLA guy for life
I think football wise gb ... you are right
But there is something about Tebow that I can’t really explain. Perhaps this will blow up on Denver. But I just have this feeling. I could be completely wrong. It will be an awesome story if he comes through and the cool thing is he is going in there as the underdog. That’s a powerful emotional boost for athletes who already have inner drives.
Tebow's the type of kid
who would have fit in great somewhere where there was
A> Fewer expectations around the play of the QB
B> On a team that had an established QB so he could spend some time developing in a pro-style offense.
Denver has neither of these.
No idea what they’re thinking – apart from the fact that Tebow is a great guy and a potentially great leader. He does have a ton of intangibles that are huge potential upsides – and, let’s face it – he’s physically built just like Elway was coming out of college.
I wouldn’t be surprised if Tebow managed to beat out all of Denver’s QBs to start. That’s probably not the best way for Tebow to develop. That also tells you what I think about Denver’s previously collected QB ‘talent’.
Maybe McDaniels is thinking
that he can make Tebow great. There was a guy on NFL.com saying it would be arrogant for Belichick to take Tebow. Well McDaniels doesn’t seem to lack confidence either..
by SuperBruinMan on Apr 22, 2010 7:42 PM PDT up reply actions
BTW is this site slow for everyone else tonight?
I am having some issues both on laptop and on bberry.
I wonder if all the draft threads
are straining the SBN servers
by SuperBruinMan on Apr 22, 2010 7:43 PM PDT up reply actions
I've been following the Broncos site
and they’ve had close to 5000 comments tonight
by SuperBruinMan on Apr 22, 2010 7:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Actually,
right when I posted that response, it did lag a little…
This is getting ridiculous
outside of McCoy and Suh none of those guys had half the career BP had
"I can't believe I ate the whole thing" Homer Simpson
Brett Favre might not come back
But their defensive linemen are getting pretty old….
by LoveMyBruins on Apr 22, 2010 7:43 PM PDT up reply actions
And even if he does...
its probably for one or two more seasons at the most…
by LoveMyBruins on Apr 22, 2010 7:44 PM PDT up reply actions
hahahhaha!
you’re right, he’s only like 40.
by LoveMyBruins on Apr 22, 2010 7:46 PM PDT up reply actions
Favre has 1-2 years left maybe
I forget the guy who was starting before, but he has no future. They can afford some time to develop someone.
greg in denver - UCLA guy for life
Tavaris Jackson
and yeah, he’s not the answer.
All right ... all right
I need to be serious in this thread. Sorry guys .. was screwing around re. the Vikings point. Feeling wacky tonight.
Hmm. Jahvid Best for Detroit
I’m not really sure if RB was a position of need for the Lions…that kid out of UCF (Kevin Smith) seemed pretty solid. They just needed some more bodies on the OL.
I guess maybe cuz Taylor's not there anymore...
but spending a 1st on another RB seems a little strange. Could have gotten some more value in the 2nd or 3rd, methinks.
Random trivia....
Which I don’t know the answer to….what was the last year that USC did not have a player drafted in the first round? Because that’s about to happen.
It's been a long while
When Cheatey took another DB/S instead of Mays, that told the league a whole lot about that guy’s head.
greg in denver - UCLA guy for life
Well, I got curious, so I looked it up....
Surprisingly, it hasn’t been that long. 2007. Huh.
Surprised it's that recent
But when was the last time Rutgers had 2 first round picks and $c* had none?
greg in denver - UCLA guy for life
honestly, for them, not a bad pick
Of course, its not what we all here want to see, but Hughes can play.
ESPN guys on live drat chat are saying Price or Cody to the Saints
"We should have a banner up there: the only team to make the tournament without a coach." -- Baron Davis, remembering his "coach" at UCLA
by inhowlandwetrust on Apr 22, 2010 8:00 PM PDT reply actions
I have to imagine you take BP over Cody
The knock on Price has been his ability to play every down. Cody’s even worse than Price at that.
Briannnnnnnnnnnnn
Come on. Right now. Pick him.
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by Ryan Rosenblatt on Apr 22, 2010 8:03 PM PDT reply actions
goddammit
"We should have a banner up there: the only team to make the tournament without a coach." -- Baron Davis, remembering his "coach" at UCLA
by inhowlandwetrust on Apr 22, 2010 8:04 PM PDT reply actions
at least no U$C girls got picked
"We should have a banner up there: the only team to make the tournament without a coach." -- Baron Davis, remembering his "coach" at UCLA
by inhowlandwetrust on Apr 22, 2010 8:04 PM PDT reply actions
Just like Mo
All 32 teams passed on him and now 31 of them will pay for it.
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by Ryan Rosenblatt on Apr 22, 2010 8:05 PM PDT reply actions
literally typing the exact same thing and i saw this
how did passing on Mo Drew work out for you NFL teams? He was to small, now BP is too small??
"We should have a banner up there: the only team to make the tournament without a coach." -- Baron Davis, remembering his "coach" at UCLA
by inhowlandwetrust on Apr 22, 2010 8:07 PM PDT up reply actions
That's what the NFL scouts think
They think he is a little too short at 6’0 and also according to them didn’t have the lateral speed as other DTs taken in first round. As I said below it matters what happens on Sundays and I think Price will make these guys pay. Big time.
Brian is going to be all right
The kid has been lot more through than just disrespect by some NFL teams. I am looking forward to see him play with vengeance.
slight consolation prize
Two Pac-10 players were selected in the first round of the 2010 NFL draft.
NONE of them were trogans.
Strangely, both were from Cal. Whatever.
He's going to be fine
he’s probably going to be one of the first five people drafted tomorrow!
Um...
http://www.sportingnews.com/blog/the_sporting_blog/entry/view/63642/nfl_teams_still_asking_prospects_bizarre_and_offensive_questions
Really? A prostitute?
Oh UCLA you sweet bitch, you've BRUINed me for anything else.
WOW
just read that, and, I would have probably lost it, good for him for showing restraint!
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"If you're not making mistakes, then you're not doing anything. I'm positive that a doer makes mistakes." - John Wooden
Not a bad tandem at all
BP is the next Warren Sapp! Without the excessive trash talking!!!! A Bruin before a Trogan in the NFL Draft….this will hopefully become a tradition!
by LoveMyBruins on Apr 23, 2010 3:28 PM PDT up reply actions
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